Study after Apollo Revealing his Divinity before the Shepherdess Isse
<p>“I have seen enough of bosoms and buttocks,” wrote the French philosopher and critic Denis Diderot (1713–1784), discussing the paintings of François Boucher.</p> <p>What Diderot and others considered Boucher’s decadent frivolity was associated with the excesses and corruption of the monarchy (Boucher was named first painter to the king in 1765). In other words, Boucher’s work was seen as embodying, in aesthetic form, everything that led to the French Revolution. His style was rejected by the next generation of artists in France in favor of a simpler, more honest style inspired by ancient Rome and Greece.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1750
- Dimensions
- 32.1 × 45 cm (12 11/16 × 17 3/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist
Drawing
Studio or school of François Boucher
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1738 · Pastel on buff laid paper
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1723 · Red and black chalk, heightened with touches of white chalk, on buff laid paper
Record
Verified by WattsOS- Year
- 1750
- Dimensions
- 32.1 × 45 cm (12 11/16 × 17 3/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1750-137033
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified